Lug strap support



Dec. 20, 1938. w HE R N 2,140,675

LUG S TRAP SUPPORT Filed March 29, 1938 M72 0 Herrari ATTORNEYS PatentedDec. 20, 1938 UNITED STATES ;P.ATE NT'aOFFlCE 1 Claim.

The invention relates to a lug strap support and more especially to alug strap hanger and reinforcement device.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter, wherein there is eliminated breakdowns caused by the wear andbreakage of the lug strap hanger or power strap in looms and also suchdevice can be easily and quickly regulated, reducing the wear thereon toa minimum and avoiding the use of screws or other like fasteners in thepicker sticks with the result that safety is assured to the operator orattendant of the loom.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter, wherein reinforcement is assured to the lug strap or powerstrap of a loom and also that friction in the working of the said strapin association with a picker staff or stick is reduced to a minimum, thefasteners for the device being disposed to avoid beams of yarn beingsnagged as the same are trucked or hauled between looms in side aislesor alleys thereto and also avoids the fasteners for such device beingengaged in the picker stick which weakens the same and also such stickwill be reinforced at the point of the lug strap or power strap.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter, which is simple in its construction, easy of applicationwithout requiring the removal of the stick or staff from the loom,thoroughly reliable and eificient in operation, strong, durable,avoiding the removal of the lug strap from the picker stick on theapplication of the said device into operating position and inexpensiveto manufacture and install.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention andpointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a picker stick of a loom showing the lugor power strap in position thereto and the device constructed inaccordance with the invention applied, the latter being partly insection.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken approximately onthe line 3-3 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal sectional view through thedevice and the lug or power strap in association therewith.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, It designates generally a pickerstick or staff of any wellknown type, being generally made from straightgrain hard wood and having as usual a hole H for the purpose ofattaching the strap (not shown) of a parallel-motion device for a loom.

Carried about the picker stick or staff I 8 is the long lug strap l2,its connection being indicated at I3 with an operative part of a loom.The strap I2 is fastened to the connection I3 at M and as usual islooped about the picker stick or staff I 8 while correlated with thesaid strap I2 is the strap I 5 which in its width is substantially thewidth of the picker stick or staff If] and is adjustably disposed at theouter side thereof or the outermost longer narrow edge of the same. Thelooped strap I2 is accommodated in an eye or open frame unit [6 havingan upstanding ear I! at the uppermost portion thereof and this earcooperates with a clamping plate l8, these being adapted for dispositioncrosswise of the picker stick or staff above the plane of the strap I2.Carried through suitable clearances in the ear I! and plate l8 areheaded bolts l9, these being disposed at opposite sides of the pickerstick or staff I!) and upon their ends next to the plate I8 are threadedthe nuts 20 bearing against washers 2| and 22, respectively, about thesaid bolts and between the plate l8 and the said nuts 28.

The ear I! straddles the strap and by the nut-carrying bolts Hi thisstrap will be clamped in working position upon the stick or staff M,being carried through the strap [2 in this position. The eye or frameunit IS in that side next to the stick or staff II] is provided with aseating channel-or groove 23 of a size to accommodate the said strap l5and portion adjacent thereto of the stick or staff l0 being clearlyshown in Figure 4 of the drawing.

The eye or open area 24 of this unit H5 is of a size to loosely receivethe strap [2 when the latter is looped about the stick or staff [0 in amanner as shown in Figure 3 of the drawing. The sides, top and bottomedges confronting the eye or opening 24 in the unit l6 are preferablyrounded at 25 minimizing contacting area of the strap I2 with the unitl6 and thus decreasing friction in the operation of the picker stick orstaff II].

By the bolts l9, the unit l6 with the strap I5 can be convenientlyregulated with relation to the stick or staff [0 and these bolts havetheir heads 26 outermost of the stick or stafi l0 while the nuts 20 areinnermost toward the loom and in this way snagging of yarn duringhaulage thereof in the aisles or alleys between the looms using thedevice will be entirely avoided or eliminated.

What is claimed is:

10 A lug strap support comprising a frame having an open center formingan eye for receiving

